Maine Governor Janet Mills still hasn’t acted on LD 1666, which passed the legislature on June 11. It would extend ranked choice voting to general elections for state office. Currently the system is very peculiar. Maine has ranked choice voting … Continue reading
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On June 23, the U.S. Supreme Court rejected an attempt by Virginia state government to derail a new type of attack on the state’s ban on ex-felon voting. In 1870, when Congress passed a bill readmitting Virginia to the union, … Continue reading
The U.S. Supreme Court conference of June 18 did not decide whether the Court will hear Republican Senatorial Committee v Federal Election Commission, 24-621. The is the lawsuit that aims to have certain restrictions on political party spending declared unconstitutional. … Continue reading
On June 20, No Labels filed this brief in No Labels v Delco0222024, Inc.,, 1:23cv-1384. This is the lawsuit filed by No Labels against a parody website that made it appear that No Labels really supported Donald Trump. The brief … Continue reading
On June 20, the U.S. Court of Appeals, D.C. Circuit, issued an opinion in Hall v D.C. Board of Elections, 24-7050. It says that citizen-voters in the District of Columbia do have standing to challenge a D.C. ordinance passed by … Continue reading